Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, APEC

David777

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National news media will begin churning out coverage of the huge international APEC event that begins Saturday 11/11/23 in San Francisco that will be attended by many world leaders including our pres, Chinese pres, and Russian officials.

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Lots of street closures for security, armies of police from many organizations including federal, and of course plenty of protest organizations intent on disruption. There is also a separate street art/craft fair on Market Street, the city's main downtown street that will be just 4 blocks away from the APEC area plus a Hip Hop music event with a dance battle contest nearby. Sunny, low 60F temps, light breeze so fine weather to be rowdy.

So yes, mr dave after a quiet week at home, is expecting to drive the 55 miles north up to The City late Saturday morning and find some fun and amusement on those streets. Will park for free in a familiar, safe, upscale neighborhood well away from downtown then take a short bus ride 2 miles into downtown.
 

Yup, lived in areas that had big events and people's lives will be interrupted in more ways than one. In big cities many small businesses including food establishments get screwed. The designated detours frequently don't work or are over used. These big events and their venues don't necessarily benefit the city as much as one would think
 

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